Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-29

DIEp-Saturday, Nov. H. 1887, at 4;31,
p m, at the home of George A. Burn
ham. in Denver, Colo. Miss Jennie
Bradley. age 80 years. 5 months and %
days, of congestion of the brain and
spinal column.
''She had been in her usual health and
gay spirits. and on Monday morning had
started on second trip to California in
company with her sister. Madge Long
and husband. Some days previous to
starting she had been visiting friends in
Republic and Thomas Counties. and with
the exception of what she called a boil
co ming on the side of her nose. none of
her friends suspected that she was at all
unwell. but she grew rapidly worse. and
upon reaching Denver it was decided to
accept the pressing invitation of Mr..
Burnham to remain one day and rest up.
But rest came not so soon. The weary
aching body was never at rest until the
,, pale boatman carried her over the quiet
waters of the dark river. Dear Jennie,
thou art gone. Thy sympathetic heart
and ever helpful hand is stilled at last
forever. but the work thou hast done,
and thy cheerful words and looks Will
live on. Dwell thou in peace beside the
dear parents we love so well and thy
hearts idols
ONTARIO, CAL. Dec. 16 1887.
Mrs ALICE BEAN-Your kind letter
just received. l. too, am unable to real
ize that we have lost our noble, self reli-
ant, happy hearted sister. The life time
of anguish that was bound up in that
one week at Denver, seems frenzied
dream. Jennie did not start upon her
return trip as soon as she expected, be-
cause husband and very suddenly deci-
ded to accompany her. We started from
Belleville Monday, Nov. eth On the
Thursday previous she had gone on q
visit to Talma and Concordia, and twas
at the latter place she, accompanied by a
number of friends. met us. saw that
the side of her face and right eye were
slightly swollen, and asked her the
cause co." said she. laughing, FITS on
ly little boil, "and she often made COM
ical remarks about that nose until my
fears had vanished, and bidding farewell
to friends we started She soon told me,
however. that she had slept none during
the night, and that her bones ached so
that she was afraid she would have the
fever. but that she said nothing about it,
knowing the friends would not let her
start. She had nothing to say, and seem
ed so tired that we turned two seats to-
gether and made her bed. At night
she seemed worse, and all through the
night she tossed to and fro in her bunk
in the sleeper. We did all we could, but
ALL was only applying a wet handker
chief to her aching head. We enquired
for physician, but none was aboard
At dawn, however, we reached Denver.
There met by friends who said we must
stop with them until she was better.
can not tell you of that week. The little
boil she made so light of proved to be
erysipelas in its most virulent form. The
most skilled physicians and nurses were
procured. and everything that willing
hands and anxious hearts could do was
done. but she grew rapidly worse. con-
gestion set in, and at 430 p. m. on Sat
urday, Nov. 18th, she passed beyond the
realms of the known into that country
from which no traveller returneth, and
where the dear, busy heart can find rest
at last Our father and mother lie in a
beautiful spot in the cemetery of Belle
vile, and she being single. the children
had agreed that if she remained single
until death that she should lie by them,
otherwise it should remain sacred to our
parents alone. While sick she realized
that death was near. and she said: You
remember. Madge, you're to take me
back and bury me by father and moth
er." We had telegraphed the brothers
and sisters, and Doctor and Addie Pat
rick started to us, but the swift messen-
ger came before them On Sunday ev |
ening, everything having been prepared,
we started toward the the east, and Mon |
day evening at o'clock arrived at Belle |
vile. Could you have seen the immense
crowd that awaited US. and have known
how every home in the little city was
open to care for her, and for us
all, it would have done your kind heart |
good, know. On the following Mon
day we started again, and at last we are
here. When we reached this place we
found many letters awaiting sister, some |
of them from Colby. Please give all her
friends all the information you can. /
Please accept the love of sister for the |
kindness you have shown
Yours in Sorrow,
MADGR E. LONG.
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